MARRIAGE - UNICEF

increases to 1 out of 3 girls (34%). Marriage before age 15 does occur, although it is rarer for girls in Ghana (national prevalence 5%).8 Child marriage disproportionally affects girls over boys: among boys aged 20-24 years, only 2% were married before the age of 18, compared to 21% of girls according to DHS 2014 data. ................
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